pangingikil

Tagalog

Etymology

From pang- +‎ kikil with partial reduplication.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /paŋiˈŋikil/, [pɐ.ŋɪˈŋi.xɪl]
  • Hyphenation: pa‧ngi‧ngi‧kil

Noun

pangingikil (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜅᜒᜅᜒᜃᜒᜎ᜔)

  1. extortion; shakedown
    Synonyms: panghuhuthot, ekstorsiyon, pambabakal

Further reading
  • “pangingikil”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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